Somnath belonged to a party in whose ideology the individual has no place. The party is supreme. He accepted that ideology more than 50 years ago and practised it ever since. Now he can not turn around and say that his position as speaker of LS makes him independent. As speaker, while presiding, he can and should be independent. But how can he claim independence from the party on whose name he became MP and thus eligible for entering LS and was accommomdated as speaker by an arrangement his PARTY had with UPA? I am not a fan of CPM but think dispassionately on this issue. Where did he get this individualism all of a sudden? His party treats individuals expendable for the 'good' of society as they see it. The party does not recognise invidual aceivement and treats all acheivers and innovators as class enemies of the proletariat. Then? Hypothetically speaking, if India decides to withdraw from UN, shouldn't all indian officials on deputation to UN return? Can they claim they, as UN officials, are above nationality? Private Indian individuals employed by UN need not return. Similarly, all those who got positions of power like Vice Chancellors using blackmailing power of Yechury or Karat need not resign. But Somnath SHOULD'VE resigned.
